Minnesota, USA: New GOP Group Supports Marriage Equality

As the Minnesota legislature gets ready to debate a marriage equality bill, we get word of a new republican group formed to support the issue. TwinCities.com reports:

Republicans United for Freedom said Thursday, March 7, that its mission is to “defend individual liberty, promote strong families, and secure the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in Minnesota.”
University of Minnesota Law School professor Richard Painter chairs the group, which also includes U of M law school professor Dale Carpenter, former St. Paul deputy mayor Susan Kimberly, Log Cabin Republicans of Minnesota president Ken Smoron and Republican Party activist Alex Whitney.